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From London with Love

23 Feb

Dear Flynnstones,

Austrian magazine Film+Funk ran a home story on Family Flynn in February of 1957.

They visit an Errol in great form in Great Britain.

All eyes are on little Arnella as she visits her Pa on the set of his TV-series.

She tears at his fake czar like beard and shakes hands with the “most important person“ on the lot, producer Norman Williams- „…the man who‘s handing me my pay cheque…“

TV in the 60s meant less work than for a movie with equal pay and a nation wide exposure.

No wonder our Hollywood hero felt revived.

After work saw the perfect papa coming home to wife, kid, Swiss nanny and parrot Guapa.

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 
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Flynn and Frankenstein

15 Feb

Dear Flynnstones,

on June 24, 1954 at midnight Errol attended “The Night of 100 Stars“, a charity event staged at the London Palladium and hosted by Noel Coward.

He met amongst others Boris Karloff, Marlene Dietrich, Douglas Fairbanks, Vivian Leigh and Michael Redgrave.

One famous photo was taken of Flynn, though not with Frankie, but with Larry.

Enjoy,

 

— shangheinz

 
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Quick with a Smoke

21 Dec

Dear Flynnstones,

now how about this lonesome, handsome and then some cowboy!

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 
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Bucket List

22 Nov

♦

Dear Flynnstones,

according to the annals of Schlosshotel Gerhus, a luxurious residence shaped after an Italian Renaissance Palais and situated in Grunewald, it was the site of an In(famous) like Flynn night.

While Errol stayed in Berlin for the Biennale of 1957, he took part in a fine wine degustation there.

Unaccustomed to merely sipping and tasting different wine sorts, our Hollywood hero soon became bored with the procedure. He saw no point in disposing the rest of your glass into a champagne bucket that was passed around and waiting his turn for a refill.

Immediately he started to down the grape juices like Vodka shots.

Roli, as called amicably by the German public, may have thought he owed his audience and put up a stiff performance.

At a certain point he wrestled the bucket away from the waiter and drank the whole mix in one heartily gulp.

Needless to say, he had to lie down thereafter.

Which goes to show, that he who lives by the bottle, will die by the bucket.

Enjoy,

 

 

 

 

 

— shangheinz

 
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Tap Fence

20 Nov


Dear Flynnstones,

even while crossing swords the tandem of Errolivia was a congenial duo. Much like Ginger and Fred the ballet of Blood looks beautiful.

Enjoy,

 

 

— shangheinz

 
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In a Sherwood State of Mind

15 Nov

Dear Flynnstones,

rinse and shine. Here you see an early bird Errol having his Robin Hood make up applied. Maid Marian in mind and awaiting another arrow splitting, dear Baz purring and Curtiz cursing forestal day in office.

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 
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Dancing Cheek to Cheek

06 Oct

Dear Flynnstones,

before the slap there was the bump.

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 
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Over a Barrol

05 Oct

Dear Flynnstones,

no animals were harmed during shooting.

Enjoy,

 

— shangheinz

 
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The Plunge

29 Sep

Dear Flynnstones,

this picture was taken only minutes before take-off.

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 
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White Hunter Black Sock

27 Aug

Dear Flynnstones,

here is Errol taking a breather during the shooting of THE ROOTS OF HEAVEN and an elephant. He used to wear his loafers in the nude in Hollywood, but on the black continent he took on the white man‘s burden of donning socks (probably from Warner Bros. stock). Acting totally in character while making a sock and sandal film.

Enjoy,

— shangheinz

 
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